Summary of Contents for HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr

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About Linux The Linux OS for personal computers is a UNIX-like OS and meets POSIX standards. It uses a kernel developed and made freely available by Linus Torvalds (for whom it is named). Originally developed over the global Internet, Linux has become a widely-used OS that involves its users in developing new features.

Packages are freely available for running the Netscape Communicator web browser and for maintaining World Wide Web sites How to Get Linux You can learn how to order Linux by contacting the following: Red Hat Software 4201 Research Commons, Suite 100 79 T.

Textual Key In the steps which follow, these style conventions are used: "Screen Title" ("Widget Title") is represented in quotation marks. The same text appears about midway down each screen at the top bar of the box. If a screen or widget has no title, then Screen Text looks like this.

NOTE Red Hat Linux 5.2 does not support multi-processor systems. HP does not recommend implementing SMP on Red Hat Linux 5.2 The following procedure assumes your hard drive does not have any partitions. (Especially, it assumes there is no utility partition installed.). Removing All Partitions The following procedure is used with new hard disks.

<F3> 16. On the edit screen in front of the text string indicating the root file system, type (in Linux, this / indicates the root directory) Tab to "OK" <Enter> Notice the "/" in front of the main Linux Native partition. 17.

NOTE If you do not select everything, be sure to select Apache Web Server manually so it will start up at boot time. When you are satisfied with your selections, tab to "OK" and press <Enter>. 22. "Install Log" Make a note of the location of your log file, in case you need to refer to or use it.

39. "Services" Use the arrow keys and the space bar to deselect "PCMCIA" and "Sound" Tab to "OK" <Enter> 40. "Configure a Printer?" Make choices as needed. Use the <Enter> key to confirm. 41. "Root Password" Type in your chosen password. <Enter> Repeat.

Once you press <Enter> to accept "OK", the original boot screen appears. Take out the CD and boot diskette. The system automatically reboots. If you delay taking out the CD, the system may fail to reboot. If this happens, make sure the CD and floppy disks are taken out, then press the reset button on the front panel of the computer.

Appendix B Example Hard Disk Setup using fdisk The following is an example for how to use fdisk to configure a drive. This procedure assumes you used the DOS utility fdisk/mbr to erase the master boot record at the beginning of installation.

NOTE This step assumes there is no utility partition on your NetServer. NOTE The cylinders on your hard disk may be different from this example. n <Enter>, p <Enter>, 2 <Enter> First cylinder: 981 Last cylinder: 1008 NOTE Administrators with a basic knowledge of disk data storage may want to decide their own usage.

Appendix C Installation of Red Hat Linux 5.2 on the HP NetServer LPr and LC3 The following notes refer to installation. They are keyed to The Official Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation Guide. (3.4.1) When installing from a CD-ROM, you do NOT need to use a floppy disk. Just enable the BIOS to boot from the CD drive itself.